Apparatus



(No ModeL) P. SAMOHOD. NAUTICAL REGISTERING APPARATUS.

No. 572,832. Patented Dec. 8, 1896.

I Ir 5 Z L a Z c A 1 A WITNESSES: 5 I MENTOR E ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PEDRO SAMOHOD, OF LIMA, PERU.

NAUTICAL REGISTERING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 572,832, dated December8, 1896.

Application filed May 23, 1896. Serial No. 592,755. (No model.)

To (ZZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PEDRO SAMoHoD, of Lima, Peru, have invented a newand Improved Nautical Registering Apparatus, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to an apparatus whereby the course of a vessel maybe registered on a globe or map, the operation of said apparatus beingautomatic in part. The invention also comprises means for indicating thespeed of a marine vessel.

The invention consists of a globe mounted on bearings, so as to becapable of turningin any direction, and means for imparting a gradualrotation to said ball according to the course of the vessel.

The invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features ofnovelty pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, formingapart ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of that portion of thevessel which contains my improved apparatus, and Fig. 2 is a face viewof the dial of the speed-indicator.

In carrying out myinvention I secure near the bottom of the hull tubes A13, provided with pipes c 0, extending longitudinally of the vessel andadapted to serve, respectively, as inlet or outlet pipes, it beingunderstood that the ends of the said pipes open into the water, so thatduring the travel of the vessel the water will flow through said pipesand the tubes A B. lVithin the tube B is arranged a rod 1, mounted toslide in bearings a and carrying a small disk or piston b, which,however, does not engage the walls of the pipe B. A pipe Z runs upwardfrom the centralcasing O, to which the tubes A and B are connected, saidtube '11 extending well above water-line. The inner end of the rod 1 hassecured to it a cord or like flexible connection 2, which extends overpulleys 4 through the tube 2', and is connected by any suitable means tothe hand 5 of the speed-indicator, having a dial 6, on which areproduced figures indicating the speed of the vessel in knots or otherunits. The cord 2 passes througha sleeve 7, and within said sleeve adisk 8 is secured to the cord, said disk being under the influence of aspring 9, having a tendency to draw the piston Z) forward against theaction of the water flowing through the apparatus. It will be understoodthat according to the speed of the vessel the pistonb will assumedifferent posi tions, and the hand 5 will indicate the speed of thevessel correspondingly.

Adjacent to the inlet-tube A a turbine wheel 9 is journaled in thecasing O, with its axis extending lengthwise of said tube, and the saidwheel is arranged to drive by means of bevel-gears f a shaft 7L,extending upward through the sleeve 1' and operating thetransmission-gear k. Said transmitting mechanism is connected to a ball11, adapted to rotate about a horizontal axis and in supportingengagement with the globe T. Other balls (2 0, held in sockets c serveto hold the globe T steady.

It will be understood that as long as the vessel is traveling forwardthe globe T will be continuously rotated by the ball a in the directionindicated by the arrow. This would correctly indicate the course of thevessel 011 the globe by means of the stationary pencil or marker (Z ifthe vessel did not change its course. It will be obvious that in casethe course is changed the correct indication on the globe T can beobtained only by giving said globe a partial rotary motion about avertical axis, and this I effect by means of the following mechanism:

q are balls engaging the sides of the globe T and secured to verticalshafts Z, journaled in sleeves 1). Only one of the balls is shown inFig. 1, the other ball being concealed by the globe T.

t is a hand-wheel adapted to be turned manually and operativelyconnected to the shafts Z by means of an appropriate transmittin gmechanism. The particular mechanism shown comprises a horizontal shafton and two vertical shafts o 0*, which are connected to each other andto the shafts Z, as well as to the shaft 3 of the hand-wheel1, by meansof belts, bevel-wheels, and frictionwheels, as shown. It will be obviousthat any kind of transmitting mechanism maybe used in this connection.To the tubular shaft 0, forming a part of this mechanism, is secured anadjustable pointer '0, which extends adjacent to the ships compass w. Anattendant is placed at the wheel 25, and it is the duty of this man toso turn the wheel t, if necessary, that the pointer 1) Will alwaysremain in registry with the magnetic needle of the compass. It will beseen that with this operation the globe T will be turned about avertical axis each time the course of the ship is changed, and thus acorrect record of the trip will be obtained.

It will be seen that the apparatus is comparatively simple and that therecord on the globe is always in view, so that the position of the globein relation to the marker (Z may be readily adjusted at the beginning ofthe trip.

In order that the casing C and tubes B may be cleaned whenever necessaryand that the parts located therein may be readily repaired, I haveprovided valves .2 in the tubes A and B, so that the flow of waterthrough said tubes may be interrupted whenever de sired, and the casingC may then be emptied by connecting a pump to the tube XV.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A nautical registering apparatus, comprising aglobe mounted so as to be capable of a universal movement, a stationarymarker adapted for engagement with said globe, and means controlled bythe ships progress for imparting movement to the said globe,substantially as described.

2. A nautical registering apparatus, comprising a globe mounted so as tobe capable of a universal movement, a stationary marker adapted forengagement with said globe, a channel extending through the vessel andopening into the Water at both ends so that water will flow through saidchannel when the vessel is in motion, a motor actuated by the Waterflowing in said channel, and an operative connection between said motorand the globe to impart a rotary motion to the latter, substantially asdescribed.

3. A nautical registering apparatus, comprising a globe mounted so as tobe capable of a universal movement, a stationary marker adapted forengagement with said globe, a motor located in the water in such amanner as to be actuated when the ship is in motion, and an operativeconnection between said motor and the globe, substantially as described.

4.-. A nautical registering apparatus, comprising a globe supported onballs so as to be capable of universal movement, a stationary markeradapted to engage said globe, and means for automatically rotating theglobe when the vessel is in motion, substantiallyas described.

5. A nautical registering apparatus, comprising a globe mounted on ballsso as to be capable of universal movement, a motor adapted to beactuated automatically when the vessel is in motion, said motor beingoperatively connected to one of the supportingballs to rotate said ballabout a horizontal axis, a stationary marker adapted to engage theglobe, balls rotatable about vertical axes and engaging the said globe,means under the control of an operator, for turning said balls to rotatethe globe about a vertical axis, a compass, and a pointer connected tosaid controllingmechanisinand adapted to register with the needle of thecompass, substantially as described.

6. A nautical registering apparatus, C0111- prising a globe mounted soas to have universal move1nent,a motor actuated autom atieally by theships motion, and connected to said globe to turn the same about apredetermined axis, an operating mechanism under the 0011- trol of anattendant, and engaging said globe to rotate it about an axisapproximately perpendicular to the first-named axis, and a stationarymarker engaging said globe, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a longitudinal tube located below the water-lineand adapted to receive water at one end and discharge it at the other, apiston mounted to slide in said tube, a spring opposing a resistance tothe action of the water 011 the piston a speedindieator, and aconnection between said indicator and the sliding piston, substantiallyas described.

PEDRO SAMOITOD lVitnesses TABLO JENKs, RICHARD R. NEILL.

